- Begin your journey to Beijing Meet at the airport and board your flight to Beijing, China. On arrival, meet your tour guide and coach, and transfer to your hotel
STEM: China
A global powerhouse, China is leading the charge when it comes to STEM. Students can learn about China’s use of technology in ancient and modern times, go behind the scenes on guided tours of major manufacturing plants, and visit museums, laboratories and organisations devoted to science and technology. They’ll also get to enjoy visits to China’s iconic landmarks including the…
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STEM: China
A global powerhouse, China is leading the charge when it comes to STEM. Students can learn about China’s use of technology in ancient and modern times, go behind the scenes on guided tours of major manufacturing plants, and visit museums, laboratories and organisations devoted to science and technology. They’ll also get to enjoy visits to China’s iconic landmarks including the…
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Highlights
Great Wall of ChinaScience and Technology MuseumVolkswagenScience Popularisation LabYakult Plant
Your Adventure
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Beijing guided sightseeing tour
Tiananmen Square visit, Forbidden City visit, Temple of Heaven visit
Explore the landmark sights of ancient and modern China with a licensed local guide. Covering the area of 90 football fields, Tiananmen Square can hold over 300,000 people and has always been the site for public proclamations and demonstrations. It has been China’s historic heart of celebration and also turbulence for almost a century. The gate at the southern end of the square marks the old city walls, not removed until 1958. See the nerve center of modern China in the adjoining People's Hall, the legislative building, where each of the 32 reception rooms is lavishly decorated in the style of a different province or city. In the main hall, 500 light bulbs illuminate the enormous red star on the ceiling. Move into ancient China in the Forbidden City, the formidable 9,000-room palace complex -- protected by a 170ft.-wide moat -- that housed China's emperors from 1421 until 1923. - National Museum of China visit
- Peking duck dinner
- The Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China, one of the greatest wonders of the world, was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a gigantic dragon, it winds up and down across deserts, grasslands, mountains and plateaus, stretching approximately 21,196 kilometers (13,170 miles) from east to west of China. With a history of about 2,700 years, some of the Great Wall sections are now in ruins or have disappeared. However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing attractions all around the world owing to its architectural grandeur and historical significance.
- Zhongguancun Street visit Enjoy an afternoon of innovation at the hub of science and technology that is considered China’s Silicon Valley
- China Science & Technology Museum Enjoy an immersive day of STEM at the Science & Technology Museum. Divided into two halls, the museum cover's China's ancient technologies and modern sciences
- Science Popularisation Lab visit Made up of three halls including the Beijing Planetarium, Beijing Museum of Natural History and Beijing Milu Ecological Research Centre
- Museum of Natural History visit
- International IB school visit
- Overnight train to Xi'an Overnight train to Xi'ani
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Xi'an guided sightseeing tour
Ancient City Wall, Greater Wild Goose Pagoda visit
The modern capital of Shaanxi, Xi’an served as capital to 11 dynasties over a period of 4,000 years, including the powerful Tang Dynasty, which marked the city’s peak. With a rich history and stunning location, the Qinling Mountains to the south and the Weihe River to the north, Xi’an is one of the most popular destinations in China. - Terracotta Warriors Museum visit Uncover the history from the Qin Dynasty, with the Terracotta Army. First discovered in 1974, these 6,000 life-size terracotta warriors were formed and buried with the first emperor of China in 210–209 BCE, with the purpose of protecting him in his afterlife. This remarkable discovery is still considered one of the biggest in archeological history.
- Fly to Shanghai Transfer to the airport and depart for your flight to Shanghai
- Volkswagen factory guided visit Transfer to the Volkswagen plant for a guided tour of the exhibition hall to see the cars produced by Volkswagen. Continue to the assembly workshop and see cars transformed from raw materials to the completed article on the production line
- Yakult Milk factory guided visit
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Shanghai guided sightseeing tour
Yu Yuan Garden, Jade Buddha Temple visit, Silk factory visit, Bund, Tian Zi Fang visit
Shanghai combines European elegance with Asian flair, transforming its colonial history with a unique modern outlook. See the highlights with a local licensed guide. Surrounded by a busy bazaar, the Yu Yuan Garden offers an amazingly peaceful escape into a sixteenth-century garden with fountains, bridges, and tile dragons undulating along the walls. More peace reigns at the temple of the Jade Buddha, where two exquisitely carved Buddha statues, each carved from a single piece of jade, keep watch over a community of monks. - Shanghai Water Villages visit
- Lenovo Museum guided visit Transfer to Lenovo, for a tour of the world’s leading personal technology companies
- Science & Technology Museum visit After, continue onto the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum which promotes science, education, cultural and ideological progress. It aims at offering visitors a unique experience in the modern scientific discipline under the theme of 'Nature, People and Science'
- Depart Shanghai for Australia Board the coach to the airport for the flight back home
